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March poultry production 2% higher
Apr 26, 2017, 16:57 PM
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The USDA says poultry production for March was up 2% on the year at 4.169 billion pounds.
Chicken production was 1% higher at 3.627 billion pounds with a 1% increase in the slaughter rate, up to 783.474 million head, and turkey production was up 5% at 530.277 million pounds with a 4% rise in the kill to 21.024 million head.
Average live weights were just about unchanged. All chickens averaged 6.16 pounds per bird and all turkeys averaged 31.47.
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